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Things under the sea are more polluted than they seem. Come see the amazing art from @echothegecko and more at our art show this weekend. Tickets on sale now for the opening reception. (repost @echothegecko)

I found the perfect antidote to a short case of January blues recently..
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To work on visual planning & a self audit regarding smart goals and embodied goals. . .
What are your goals for 2019...what do you want to achieve? .
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The last time I did this was two years ago so I was ready to do another fresh poster to keep me going as I prepare to launch, keeping me on track with the values and my passions in life. .
Thanks for your amazing insight @ninelivesyoga Cat! And the amazing ladies who created the toolkit which has helped to tie things up nicely.
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Where are you headed?

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I’m so proud of this little sanctuary I have created. Sometimes I’m afraid to let myself be proud. But not any more.

The most depressing day?
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Not for me!
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Last Monday was the most depressing day of the month for me but I’ve managed to come back from that! .
It’s Martin Luther King day anyway so let’s focus on that and the amazing people in history.
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Still got the January Blues? .
Don’t despair, I have the antidote....January is nearly over and I’ve got two vlogs for you! .
Look out for my welcome vlog on Wednesday (over on YouTube) and the How-to vlog at the end of the month.

Packaging used for transporting green coffee beans play a vital role in ensuring the beans reach their destination in the best condition.

We normally see three main types of packaging for green coffee.
Jute / Sisal bags (the industry standard). Jute is the most cost effective way of packaging. Jute is a lengthy, soft vegetable fibre that can be spun into stiff, durable threads and is one of the most affordable natural fibres but they don't protect the coffee from moisture or contaminants.
GrainPro
This is an improvement on jute. This airtight sealed food-grade zip-locked plastic bag fits inside the regular jute bag and protects green beans from moisture, contamination and even insects.
Although it has an additional cost to the importer, GrainPro has become the go-to bag for most specialty coffee roasters due to the benefits.
Vacuum packing
This method removes all air from the packing bag and preserves coffee flavour for longer. This is the most expensive method of packaging but in terms of preserving the quality of the beans this method is the best to use. #coffee#transport#import#export#travel#package#air#water#road#specialitycoffee#brazil#brazilian#southafrica#altakafe#green#beans#coffeebean#roasters#wanderlust#love#coffeelife#coffeelove#preserve#sustain#taste#smell#adventure

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#Repost @black_divinity
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This resonated to the core
By Ann Pelo an educator whose focus is on social justice and ecological teaching and learning. 📖📣💭🌱🍃🌻🍉🍒🐢🐒🐞👫
WHEN WILL WE REALIZE OUR VERY EXISTENCE DEPENDS ON THEIRS? "Obligation grows from LOVE. LOVE isn't just a state of being, it is a way of acting in the world. LOVE isn't a sort of bliss, it's a kind of work. It is the natural shape of caring. 🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴
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One disturbing and defining aspect of the environmental calamity in which we are immersed is our acceptance of EXTINCTION. We have been coached to live with loss, to allow the beyond-human world to disintegrate around us while we carry on with our lives, saddened, perhaps, but not WILD with GRIEF and OUTRAGE that would compel us to the streets and boardrooms and government chambers. There is surely no small measure of self-protection at play. 🐆🐒🐨🐧🐼🐮🐗🐘🐝🐙🐬🐋🐛
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In the face of immensity of the devastation and death that surrounds us, we must wall off our hearts or rearrange the shape and texture of our lives in ways far beyond adding recycling bin to our curbside array.
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When we are awake to LOVE, when we tune our hearts to what is dear to us, WE FEAR ITS LOSS, AND GRIEVE FOR ITS INJURIES, and we seek TO PROTECT IT -FIERCELY... DESPERATELY. LOVE will not allow us to tolerate loss without FEROCIOUS RESISTANCE AND URGENT CHALLENGE. And FEROCIOUS RESISTANCE AND URGENT CHALLENGE ARE WHAT ARE CALLED FOR NOW, IN THE FACE OF THE CATASTROPHE THAT IS DISSOLVING THE EARTH." #love#nature#earth#balance#ecology#biodiversity#sustain#ability#sustainability#extinction#ofALLspecies#includingyou#healing#recycle#change#protecttheearth#protectourfuture#conserve#conservation#annpelo

A little afternoon treat and a walk out after today’s filming with a treat @hopsofnotts while I write to a few people I don’t see very often. .
I like the way these tables change colour as they tarnish with heat and whatever. And the same flowers as I used in my first vlog 🌹 .

Feeling accomplished today as I’ve nearly finished both vlogs for January. An extra welcome vlog meant more work but it’s been great to get into the swing of it.
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Now to wind down for the day
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How’s your Monday been?

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